Blar i Norges Handelshøyskole på emneord "economic analysis"
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Fractional Brownian motion and it's application in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2014)In this thesis, I investigate the properties of fractional Brownian motion for use in the stock market, and I also look at what types of calculus that should be used when one works with it. I then use the calculus to see ... -
From green to gold - alchemy in the 21st century? : the effect of voluntary environmental initiatives, certifications, and awwards on short-term stock returns in Norway and Sweden
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis aims at identifying the relationship between a company’s environmental and economic performance. Using an event study methodology, we study 125 environmental press releases on voluntary initiatives, awards and ... -
The future of LNG in Europe and the potential impact on the market power of the gas suppliers
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Heterogeneity in inflation : analysing the performance of the mean, median and individual forecasters
(Master thesis, 2013)In this thesis heterogeneity in inflation forecasts is analysed. First, the Survey of Professional Forecasters and the Michigan survey are analysed with focus on the mean, median and individual forecasters. The forecasters ... -
How does external technology sourcing affect internal R&D investments?
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis examines the relationship between internal R&D and external R&D contracting, as well as internal R&D and R&D collaboration for a comprehensive panel of Norwegian firms. Special emphasis is put on multinational ... -
How efficient is Vinmonopolet’s pricing policy? : a structural estimation of the Norwegian wine auctions
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper uses an empirical approach to investigate how Vinmonopolet’s current pricing policy affects their electronic wine auctions by looking at how the binding reserve price affects the auction outcomes and how the ... -
Implications of the Solvency II Regulations for Investment Incentives
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)We analyze optimal investment incentives for a medium sized insurance company complying with the Solvency II regulations. Assuming that market investments are made independent of other operations, we find that the insurance ... -
The importance of multi-homing : merger implications in the digital newspaper market
(Master thesis, 2020)In this paper we analyse the choice of consumer prices and qualities and welfare implications from a merger in the digital newspaper market. In this market, the digital newspapers sell access to consumers and the attention ... -
Income tax evasion: the conundrum of compliance
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis consists of two parts. Part I constitute a review on income tax evasion literature. The focus is particularly on the economic and non-economic factors that relates to individuals’ optimal tax reporting decision, ... -
The Influence of Financial News on Nordic Retail Investment Behaviour: An empirical study into the overpricing of Norwegian Air Shuttle
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of financial media on Nordic retail investment behaviour covering the overpricing of Norwegian Air shuttle during a period of crisis. We utilise a mixed methods ... -
Information Sharing on the Norwegian Credit Market
(Master thesis, 2015)Norwegian legislation prevents banks from sharing speci c kinds of information that might have been used to better predict the creditworthiness of their customers. We construct a simple market participation model to ... -
Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Impacts of Cross-Border Alcohol Shopping on Tax Revenue
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we examine how available cross-border shopping affects Vinmonopolet’s sales volume and the affiliated loss of tax revenue. Leveraging COVID-19 border closures as an exogenous shock, it employs an ... -
Macroeconomic determinants of long-term government yields : a study of American and Norwegian yields using an ECM approach
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis examines the macroeconomic determinants of 10-year government bond yields in Norway and the US. We use Johansen cointegration testing and a VECM framework to identify long-run relationships between non-stationary ... -
Mergers in two-sided media markets : pricing- and welfare implications
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper discusses the pricing- and welfare implications of mergers in two-sided media markets. Media firms typically rely on revenues from two very different, but inextricably linked, customer groups: consumers and ... -
Mispricing at the Oslo stock exchange : how suitable are the mispricing models of Stambaugh and Yuan for describing norwegian stock returns?
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis assesses the suitability of the three- and four-factor mispricing models of Stambaugh and Yuan (2017) in describing Norwegian stock returns in the period between 1998 and 2018. As such, it is one of the first ... -
THE MORE, THE BETTER? Charging stations and EVs across fylker and kommuner : A Look at The Norwegian EV Market From 2014 2021
(Master thesis, 2022)In this master thesis, we have shown that building more chargers in a given year in a fylke or kommune does not result in a significant increase in the amount ofEVs bought in this year in this fylke or kommune after ... -
Motion pictures and piracy : a theoretical investigation
(Master thesis, 2012)In recent years, copyright-protected markets have been challenged by the sharp rise in usage of peer-to-peer networks. Many of these networks participate in illegal sharing of copyrighted materials, such as books, music ... -
Multiples and future returns : an investigation of pricing multiples’ ability to predict abnormal returns on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2015)The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the relationship between pricing multiples and future abnormal returns. An important part of the thesis is to find out whether a strategy using multiples as a selection ... -
Newspapers’ political differentiation : a multi-homing approach
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper, we propose a theoretical model of a two-sided media market which examines the dynamic between newspapers, consumers and advertisers. We also review the existing literature on bias in media divided into ... -
NEXIT: A Norwegian Decoupling Scenario in the European Power Market Implications of removing interconnector capacity
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the consequences of "NEXIT", the decoupling of Norway from the European electricity market, as a contribution to the current electricity market debate in Norway. Impacts on prices, social surplus, ...